Parker’s victory arrives less than eight weeks since falling and breaking her right clavicle while jogging, one day after placing third at the USA Track and Field 25-kilometer championships in Grand Rapids, Mich.
The Cedar Rapids Kernels won the Midwest League Western Division first-half championship but went into Friday night’s July 4th home game against Quad Cities just 4-8 in the MWL’s second half. They haven’t played especially sound baseball, though Manager Brian Meyer pointed out every team has those spells in a long 132-game season.
South Winneshiek focused on progress throughout the season with the hopes of peaking for the postseason. The Warriors open Class 1A District 5 play as the No. 2 seed Saturday, hosting Edgewood-Colesburg.
Cedar Rapids’ 12-time PGA Tour champion has a decision to make next February: To stay on that Tour or switch to the Champions Tour for 50-and-overs.
A big birthday bash being planned for one of Eastern Iowa’s most iconic mascots will be both corny and conical.
Curt Cignetti’s Hoosiers shocked the Big Ten in 2024 as they won 11 games and earned a spot in the College Football Playoff. Here is why they could pose a significant threat again in 2025 as they head to Kinnick Stadium in Week 5.
The Gazette’s John Steppe is leaving after four years on the Hawkeye football beat (and more time before that as an intern, freelancer and news reporter).
Final episode for John Steppe as the Hawk Off the Press Podcast host
Some Iowa students will be much closer to the action at Carver-Hawkeye Arena home games in 2025-26, thanks to the installation of a courtside seating riser.
Softball notes: Tracking the conference softball races, and saluting the champions. The MVC Mississippi Division race should become more clear tonight. Meanwhile, Lisbon, Williamsburg, Mount Vernon and Sigourney have extended lengthy title strings.
Area softball Super Ten and standings (July 3): Linn-Mar has narrowed the gap, but Cedar Rapids Xavier remains at No. 1.
High school softball: Hayden Gookin’s 10-strikeout three-hitter pushed Mount Vernon to the Wamac Conference East Division championship.
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